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The proposed ethane cracker and gas-to-liquids complex to be developed in Louisiana by Sasol Ltd., a South African chemicals and energy firm, is in the engineering and design phase. The cracker facility will cost up to $7 billion and is expected to be operational by 2017. Engineering and design work on the gas-to-liquids plant, which will be built in two phases, will move ahead in the second half of this year. The total cost of the complex could reach $21 billion.

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Sasol expects to make a final decision this year on whether to move forward with its proposed petrochemical complex in Louisiana. The project is estimated to cost as much as $21 billion and would include a world-scale ethane cracker and gas-to-liquids facility, which could be operational by 2017.

Sasol, a South African chemicals and energy firm, has named Texas-based Fluor Corp. for a "$120 million front-end engineering and design contract" for a petrochemical and fuel complex in Louisiana expected to cost as much as $21 billion. Australia's WorleyParsons was chosen for an engineering management contract. The project is expected to create 7,000 construction jobs, according to the Louisiana Economic Development department.

The proposed ethane cracker and gas-to-liquids complex to be developed in Louisiana by Sasol Ltd., a South African chemicals and energy firm, is currently in the engineering and design phase. The cracker facility will cost up to $7 billion, and is expected to be operational by 2017. Design and engineering work on the gas-to-liquids plant, which will be built in two phases, will move ahead in the second half of this year. Total cost for the complex could reach $21 billion.

Complying with a federal order requiring it to upgrade its sewer and storm water management system could cost Pennsylvania's Allegheny County $21 billion, according to a recent audit. The upgrade is expected to begin in about five years. Officials say residents could face a rate increase of more than $3,000 per year if the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority does not receive outside funding to pay for the project.

Complying with a federal order requiring it to upgrade its sewer and storm water management system could cost Pennsylvania's Allegheny County $21 billion, according to a recent audit. The upgrade is expected to begin in about five years. Officials say residents could face a rate increase of more than $3,000 per year if the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority does not receive outside funding to pay for the project.